Historical and Character-Inspired Food from the fictional world of Diana Gabaldon.
Carrot Cupcake Craigh na Dun from OutlanderKitchen.com
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The Great Cherry Bounce Experiment - Misty’s batch, made with kirschwasser. Talk about packing a punch!
The Great Cherry Bounce Experiment from Outlander Kitchen
“Silence, mes amis,” said the big man, in a voice of pleasant command. “Silence, et restez, s’il vous plaît.” Silence my friends, and do not move, if you please.
I would have fallen, were I not already on my knees. I closed my eyes in a wordless prayer of thanksgiving.
Next to me, Marsalit gasped. I opened my eyes and clapped a hand over her open mouth.
The commander took off his hat, and shook out a thick mass of sweat-soaked auburn hair. He grinned at Fergus, teeth white and wolfish in a short, curly red beard.
Diana Gabaldon, Voyager (Chapter 52 – A Wedding Takes Place)
recipe at: http://outlanderkitchen.com/2012/08/18/captain-alessandros-mango-rum-shots/
“It’s the tomato fruits she’s using, Mac Dubh,” he hissed, tugging at Jamie’s sleeve and pointing at the red-crusted bowl. “Devil’s apples! She’ll poison us all!”
“Oh, I shouldna think so, Ronnie.” Jamie took a firm grip on Ronnie’s arm, and smiled engagingly at Rosamund. “Ye mean to sell the meat, I suppose, Mrs. Lindsay? It’s a poor merchant that would kill her customers, aye?”
“I ain’t yet lost a one, Mr. Fraser,” Rosamund agreed, turning back another sheet of burlap and leaning over to dribble sauce from a wooden ladle over a steaming haunch. “Ain’t never had but good words about the taste, neither,” she said, “though a-course that would be in Boston, where I come from.”
Where folk have sense, her tone clearly implied.
Diana Gabaldon, The Fiery Cross (Chapter 13 – Beans and Barbecue)
Find the recipe, plus more, here.